Philip Seymour Hoffman buys in the West Village

In June it was rumored that actor Philip Seymour Hoffman was under contract to purchase a place in Manhattan’s West Village. Last week the $4,250,000 purchase was confirmed. The 6-room loft has 3 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms.

The prewar co-op has high ceilings, which I (and that very tall mister of mine) do like. It really does help give the feeling of big spaces, even when you don’t have them. It also boasts of doors from Provence, gorgeous wood floors, and fireplace (perfect for those nasty Manhattan winters).

The living area is large. It’s quite possible you could host a bowling alley lane or two in there. While the open floor plan can be great for making the space seem, well, huge, we like a little bit of division in our rooms. So we can work without TV noise, and all that jazz.

You can see exposed brick walls here and there. We realize it’s a design feature but it does seem a bit odd to have one in the bathroom. Also in that bathroom? A tub, sitting by its lonesome in what seems to be a fairly large bathroom. Of course, there’s a shower and toilet off to the side, but the tub appears to be the centerpiece. And if you love to take baths, that’s probably a pretty awesome feature.

The New York Post mentioned that Hoffman and his girlfriend Mimi O’Donnell have been looking for a place for two years. We guess they wanted to find THE perfect spot for them and their two children.

We admit we haven’t seen a lot of Hoffman’s work, including his Oscar-winning performance. But we have seen a few of them, including Cold Mountain and Almost Famous.